French Colonial Fascism: The Extreme Right in Algeria, 1919-1939 - Hardcover

by S. Kalman (Author)

This study investigates the various extreme-rightist leagues in Algeria, with particular attention to certain key themes, among them the rabid xenophobia directed at the Jewish population and local Muslims. It demonstrates that fascism helped to construct a racial hierarchy to preserve European hegemony and a pool of cheap labor.

Author Biography

Samuel Kalman is Associate Professor of European History at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the author of The Extreme Right in Interwar France: The Faisceau and the Croix de Feu, and co-editor (with Sean Kennedy) of The French Right between the Wars: Political and Intellectual Movements from Conservatism to Fascism.